Opportunities - PhD - Bacterial RNA Regulation

Title:

PhD in Bacterial RNA Regulation 

Where:

The Novo Nordisk Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark

Field: 

Life Science, Bioinformatics

Eligibility:

The candidate must have a Masters degree or equivalent in relevant field.

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Experience in genetic engineering of bacteria, molecular biology, RNA techniques and bioinformatics
• Knowledge of next-generation sequencing and RNA biology.

Contact:

Further information may be obtained from Professor Søren Molin.

Please apply online as described below.

Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
• Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and excel spreadsheet here)
• Candidates may apply prior to ob­tai­ning their master's degree, but cannot begin before having received it.

ll interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Apply here 

Deadline: April 30, 2013

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Opportunities - Post-doc - Bioinformatics

Title:

Postdoctoral position in next generation sequencing bioinformatics

Where:

Laboratory of Dr. Duane Hassane, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, United States

Field: 

Life Science

Eligibility:

Post-docs with bioinformatics expertise to work in a variety of cancers including acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, and gastric cancer.  

The ideal candidate possesses a doctoral degree and demonstrates proficiency in next generation sequencing problems including:

• Quality control of NGS data.
• Detection of SNVs and SVs from whole genome, whole exome, targeted exome, and RNA-seq data.
• Somatic mutation calling.
• RNA-seq data analysis.
• Familiarity with BWA, Bowtie, GATK, Samtools, TopHat/Cufflinks, R/BioConductor, and a major programming language (e.g. C++, Java).
• Ability to implement next generation sequencing pipelines in parallelized environments.
• Knowledge of statistics and machine learning for gene expression, classification, and GWAS-related disease contexts.
• A translational interest in pushing genomics to improve cancer outcomes.

Contact:

Apply by e-mailing your CV and cover letter with references to dhassane@med.cornell.edu, include "Postdoc NGS bioinformatics" in the subject line.

Deadline:  Jun 28, 2013

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